Method of making films for motion-pictures.



WILLIAM HORSLEY AND DAVID HQRSLEY, OIE 'Blf METHOD F' MAKING' FILMS FOR MOTELFSIU Application filed June 5, 1911. Serial No. Y i

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, Wimmxiir HonsLnY and DAVID HORSLEY, both of the cityof Bayonne, county of Hudson, and Stato 0f New Jersey, have invented new and 'use-fnl Improvements in Methods of llialting Films for Motion-Pictures, of which the following 'is a full, clear, and exact deecription, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form apart thereof.

Our in'eution relates to a method of malting motion picture films, and its object is to provid@ means whereby legends appropriate to the successive scenes being photographed may be introduced into the pictures at points properly related to the successive images or scenes diselayed.

Hereto ore it has been customary to interpolate the legends between the several groups of exposures forming different scenes. This procedure has, however, the disadu vantage that the projection of the legends delays the action of reproducing the pictures on the screen, and also, in moet c prevents the observer "from retaining a tinct impression of the words or legenc the action denoted by the succeive pic-tiy proceeds. The object of the present invention is to avoid these disadvantages, and to provide a novel method of making motion picture films, whereby the words or legei'ids may be readily incorporated directly in the pictures in such a manner that during the successive projection of a number of views 85 the same legend will be directly' associated with said views, preferably along one man gin thereof., Themes a change o scene takes place, different legend will be projected in association with a number of views,

40 and so on. Hence, the observer is very con siderably assisted in appreciating the full significance of any particular scene or scenes.

To attain these and other ends, our invention consists of the method hereinafter de- 'scribed In the accompanying drawings Figure l` represents a diagrammatic side View or" a. general combination 'of mst-rumentalities that may be used 1n practising our invece ion.

displaying apparatus;

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig.' 2 a front enlarged view of the legend- Fig. a tranci 2; and t f Fig. 4- a detail View ing board. f In all figures ein't designate like i AIn the drei supplied, as ns al, iv ,l taking pictures and wit advancing the film'.

The scene to be li by 2. L to the lens.

ed a legend supports fi on focal plane v vice 7, bearin a to be introdticesize of Cameri Work and in 'wh four feet ebow display appt, about twelve "te the object to Y twenty inches above ln carrying out legends to be intr otherwise repre ed in the di at such a crt tance from ti photographed 'w i photograph, and of the sepa 'e camera .is i'. n sensitized film s tures in the usi: time the le into line with l so as to present to sited number of i i objects being pl spending worde or le or legends. lily tli"` component pai-ts the; graphed at the base i veni'ent margin ai space, ture photographed on l sired. They may' also icture or pier {Tesi-red.

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'5: the of the observer may in a distinct impression or" Dends as they are reproduced on the screen, it is advisable that each word should be re cated several'times on successivo pictures. To effect this result, each display devicecarrying a word is held projectet Within the local plane While a series of photographs are taken, whereby the same Word Will be photographed upon a number of successive pictures.

Upon displa'fing the pictures on 'a suitable screen, the accompanying Words or legends will also appear thereon arranged in proper order and in proper relation to die pictures shown or the action represented. it is clear that various forms of apparatus may be employed. for carrying and successi ely display-fing Within the focusing action the lens, the desired Words or legends to reproduced.

drawings illustrate a simple form of anp` us that may be employed to practise I De he numeral and comprises eine ttor legend bearing ientalities. The legend i indicated at 7, 11 and 12, instance consist of `flat boards each with square extensions 8, that are adapted to run in vertical U shaped Ways 9 in the magazine. At the top of each Way is a vertical slot 10 in which the extensions 8 will titl and loclr each display device Within the focal plane of the camera. The display devices may successively be raised and locked in the said vertical slots 10.

ang. -where it is desired to introl nite picture, a display dehe supports 6 until its eX- it into the slots 10 and the .l be held stationary With the die focal plane of the camera until .e desired nunil r or' successive impressions f ade on the sensitized film. This ay removed and a newr deal ,its place.

described our invention,

i.. ai producing moving piccts and legendary matter subjects and any changlus apparatus is indicated in j' ing conditions thereof, consisting in photographing the subjects, introducing betvvcen the photographic means and the subject-s a magazine for instrumentalities carrying legendary matters, and successively locking each of said instrumentalities in said maga.- zine in the focal plane of the photographing means.

2. The method of producing moving picture films of animated subjects and legendarv matter appropriate to the subjects and the changing conditions thereof, consisting in photographing the subjects; introducing between the photographic means and the subjects a magazine for instrumentalities bearing legendary matter appropriate to the changing situations of the animated subjects, so that the subjects and the legendary matter are simultaneously photographed, positioning and locking said instrumentalities one after the other in the magazine and locating the magazine in the space between the animated subject and the photographic means so as to give the legendary matter the proper position and prominence desired in the pictures producer.

3. The method of producing moving picture films of animated subjects and legendary matter appropriate to the subjects and the changing conditions'thereof, vwhich consists in photographing the animated subjects, injtroducing between the photographic means and the animated subjects a magazine for movable instrumentalities bearing legendary matter, positioning said instrumentalities in said magazine in consecutive order Without the focal plane of the photographic means, positioning said'instrumentalities one after the'other in the said focal plane, and disposing of said instrumentalities in their regular order in superposed position Without the said focal plane and in a different position relative to their first position.

In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the 29th day of May, 1911.

Vitnesses SAMUEL H. FISHER, FREDERICK A. LoCKE. 

